[3] The song became a big hit in both Britain and America, reportedly selling some 2 million copies as sheet music, and was recorded by many bands from the 1920s onwards, most successfully by Vincent Lopez in 1926.
They had further success in 1931 with "Goodnight Sweetheart," written with composer Ray Noble and recorded by Guy Lombardo, Al Bowlly and Rudy Vallee among others.
[2] Their other compositions included the Froth Blowers' anthem, "The More We Are Together",[6] and "I'd Rather Be a Beggar with You Than a King with Somebody Else" which was co-composed with Oliver Perry,[7] and was recorded in 1931 by the New Mayfair Dance Orchestra with an uncredited Al Bowlly on vocals.
[1] Among the popular songs published by Campbell Connelly in later years were "I Left My Heart in San Francisco", "Big Spender", and "Sunny".
[1] He organised a tour of Australia with a dance band, but it was a commercial disaster, and Campbell returned to Britain to face a large tax bill.